Picture of the Month-每月一图

PictureoftheMonth|每月一图中国最大摩天轮Beijing—ChinaalreadyhastheGreatWall.Nowit’sgettingtheGreatWheel!ChinastartedbuildingagiantFerriswheel（摩天轮）lastOctobertogivevisitorsarealbird’s-eyeviewofthevenues（比赛地）builtforthe2008OlympicGames.Thewheelwillbethetallestintheworld—682feet—andabletocarrynearly2,000people.Atthatheight,itwillmakethe442-foot-tallLondonEyeFerriswheellooklikeameretrainingwheel.China’snew$99millionwheelwouldhavemadeinventorGeorgeFerrisproud.Ferrisdesignedthefirstgiantwheelforthe1893ChicagoWorld’sFair.(SpecialpermissiongrantedbyWRCMedia,Inc.AllrightsreservedbyWRCMedia,Inc.)EiffelTower1,062ft.(324m)OpenedMay1889,ParisTheGreatBeijingWheel682ft.(208m)NowbeingbuiltLondonEye442ft.(135m)OpenedMarch2000StatueofLiberty305ft.(93m)OpenedOct.1886,NewYork